Medical Theories

The theory by Hippocrates that the body was made up of blood, phlegm, black bile, choler (yellow bile) which had to be balanced for a person to be healthy. An imbalance of these would lead to illness. (5th century BC)

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The Theory Of Opposites

This theory by Galen was build off of Hippocrates' theory. Galen added that if you had too much of one humors you needed a certain diet to balance it out. E.g a cold is excess phlegm which could be cures by something hot and dry (2nd century)

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The Theory Of Miasma

This theory was also by Galen and it was the belief that disease was caused by bad smells. (2nd century)

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Spontaneous Generation

The theory that germs appear suddenly in dead/ rotting/ diseased material. Based off of maggots appearing in rotten egg. (1668)

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The Germ Theory

This theory by Louis Pasteur was that disease was caused by microorganisms. This is the only medical theory that is still used. (1861)

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This theory by Galen was build off of Hippocrates' theory. Galen added that if you had too much of one humors you needed a certain diet to balance it out. E.g a cold is excess phlegm which could be cures by something hot and dry (2nd century)

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The Theory Of Opposites

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This theory was also by Galen and it was the belief that disease was caused by bad smells. (2nd century)

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The theory that germs appear suddenly in dead/ rotting/ diseased material. Based off of maggots appearing in rotten egg. (1668)

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This theory by Louis Pasteur was that disease was caused by microorganisms. This is the only medical theory that is still used. (1861)